Comment by skribs

These boots are actually better IMO than the Tempered Titansteel Treads, if you look at this comparison. You get 12 str (6 SBV or 3 parry rating, depending on class), 7 defense rating, and 33 dodge rating at the cost of 33 stam and 52 armor.

The total stat value of the extra stats on the TTT is 25.64 (according to wowwiki's stat value system, which places armor at 0.07 and stam at 0.67), which does not even come half way to the GoAE's extra 52. In fact, if you take off the strength (which is mostly threat), you still get more out of these.

The comment about wowwiki is not related to the ratings for specific classes or specs, but the general stat value according to what is on items themselves.

Comment by Pallis

The tempered steel set needs to be modified, the boots need some dodge or parry, I also replaced Tempered Titansteel Treads with these boots. Waste of a LOT of gold....I replaced the helm aswell, I had the helm for less than a day and i purchsed the helm when WotLK first came out, mats costed me about 5000....sharded it atleast i got somthing lol. Blizz messed up on crafted items for tanking, Helm needs atleast a meta if not a meta and a blue/yellow. Boots need some dodge, or SBR/V. Ring isnt even 200 item level...decent but could use more dodge. Sheild seems fine tho, keep my DR up only peice thats about right for an epic but copuld still use some stam

Comment by freakyrogue

lemme guess..Kurouzu... your one of those tanks that stacks tons and tons of stam and no avoidance. dodge=no get hit...no get hit=no damage taken...no damage taken=good....need i say more?

Comment by Groundlord

These are probably some of the best tanking boots you can get until the Sabatons of Endurance from (Heroic) Thaddius.